Technology Transfer "Alpha Amylase production by Bacillus amyloliquefaciens"

α-Amylase is one of the important and widely exposed industrial biocatalyst that has gained huge acclaim for its multi-faceted applications. It is of utmost importance and challenge to produce the enzyme at cheaper cost while maintaining its hyperactivity. The other desired properties should also be promising so as to compete with the existing enzymes produced by different strains from different origin. Microbial Biotechnology and Downstream Processing Lab, IIT Kharagpur under the supervision of Prof. Rintu Banerjee has transferred one technology on α-amylase. 

The USP of the enzyme is that it can be produced at cheaper cost, have very high enzyme titre and can drastically reduce the viscosity of any gelatinized starchy system.  The enzyme bears immense potential for increasing the efficiency of cereals /grains based 1G ethanol production including some other promising industrial applications.

IPR Workshop on ‘How Intellectual Property Impacts Life’

The Intellectual Property Rights Workshop on ‘How Intellectual Property Impacts Life’ was organized on 19^th August 2017 in Maitrayee Auditorium, IIT Kharagpur by IPR & IR Cell, SRIC, MHRD IPR Chair and RGSoIPL, IIT Kharagpur. The workshop was attended by a total of 92 students that includes 52 inventors/research students and 40 students from RGSoIPL and several faculty members from RGSoIPL and other departments. The workshop saw some great speakers from different spheres of Intellectual Property ranging from High Court Judges, Professors and a Patent Attorney. 

Among the guests who attended the event were Prof. Sudhir Kumar Barai, Dean, Undergraduate Studies, IIT Kharagpur and Prof. Goutam Saha, MHRD IPR Chair Professor, IIT Kharagpur. The first segment of the workshop involved an inaugural address by Hon’ble Justice Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High Court of Delhi, in which the participants were given an overview of what the situation of IP is, presently. He enlightens the audience by sharing his own experiences in intellectual property. The first session, themed, ‘Getting Patent – The Paradigm of Computer, Electrical, Electronics and Telecommunication’,

which was chaired by Prof. Khushal Vibhute, Head, RGSOIPL. The two speakers, Prof. V.C. Vivekanandan, Dean, School of Law, Bennett University and Patent Attorney Mr. Vineet Rohilla, Remfry and Sagar of the session gave a deep insight not 

only to inventors but also to the Law students. The case study by Mr. Vineet Rohilla highlighted the recent revised CRI 

guidelines of Indian Patent Office to the inventors. 

The second session centered on the theme of ‘Intellectual Property and Human Rights’, was chaired by Hon’ble Justice Ravindra Bhat, Judge, High Court of Delhi. 

The Hon’ble Justice Aniruddha Bose, Judge, High Court of Calcutta spoke on how intellectual property impacts the quality of life. 

Prof. Imtiaz Gulam Ahmed, Head, School of Law, Sikkim University shared his thoughts on Intellectual Property and human rights.  Both speakers highlighted the importance of balancing the moral and economic rights of inventors with the larger interest of the society. 

The workshop ended with Prof. C.R. Raj, Professor in Charge, IPR & IR Cell, IIT Kharagpur, giving a vote of thanks. The members of Technology Transfer Group made necessary arrangements for successfully conducting the workshop.

World Intellectual Property Day Celebration @ IIT Kharagpur

On 26^th April 2017, Indian Institute of Technology has celebrated the World IP Day by taking different initiatives to promote awareness on the importance of Intellectual Property creation and protection.

In spite of being engaged in their mid-semester examination during this time, the students of Technology Transfer Group have prepared IP awareness materials to make this event successful. Posters and Banners were displayed in the campus to create awareness on Intellectual Property and to encourage students and researches to impact the lives with their innovation.

The IP day celebration started with the WIPO theme of “Innovation - improving lives” in the Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy conference room where Prof. Pallab Dasgupta (Dean, SRIC), Prof. Subhasish Tripathy, Prof. Sudhir Kumar Barai (previous PICs, IPR & IR), Prof. Goutam Saha (MHRD IPR Chair Professor) and Prof. C. R. Raj (present PIC, IPR & IR) and the moderators of Patent Review Committee of the Institute were present.

The importance of IP generation and possible commercial exploitation were discussed and all the invitees have shared their experiences and opinions to promote IP generation and protection in the Institute.

The programme ended in congratulating the inventors whose patent (National and International) has been granted recently. The inventors were given a copy of the granted Patent. The Moderators of the Patent Review Committee were appreciated with a memento and a Certificate of Appreciation for their insightful evaluation of patent applications.